Dr. William F. Ballhaus, Jr., Named President of the Aerospace Corporation.Business Editors EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2000 The Aerospace Corporation announced today that Dr. William F. Ballhaus, Jr., has been named president, effective September 11, 2000. E.C. "Pete" Aldridge, Jr., will remain the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Corporation. Aldridge and Ballhaus will share the responsibility for the operations of Aerospace until Aldridge retires in late 2001. Ballhaus joins Aerospace after an 11-year career with Lockheed Martin where he served most recently as corporate vice president, Engineering & Technology. In that post, he was responsible for monitoring the scientific and engineering expertise for the company and overseeing research and engineering functions throughout the corporation. Prior to his tenure with Lockheed Martin, Ballhaus served as president of two Martin Marietta businesses: Aero & Naval Systems, and Civil Space & Communications. He also was vice president and program director, Titan IV Centaur centaur (sĕn`tôr), in Greek mythology, creature, half man and half horse. The centaurs were fathered by Ixion or by Centaurus, who was Ixion's son. at Martin Marietta Space Launch Systems. Prior to joining Martin Marietta, Ballhaus served as director of the NASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) is a NASA facility located at Moffett Federal Airfield, which covers 43 acres at the borders of the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale in California. This research center is most commonly called NASA Ames. at Moffett Field, California. He also acted as associate administrator for Aeronautics and Space Technology at NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and served as president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the professional society for the field of aerospace engineering. The AIAA was founded in 1963 from the merger of four earlier societies: the American Rocket Society (ARS), founded in 1930 as the . "Bill's operations and research background will serve us well as we continue to pursue our primary mission of being a scientific and technical advisor to the Air Force and the Department of Defense on space systems," said Aldridge. "He has the integrity, expertise and vision to understand our customers' needs and to carry The Aerospace Corporation proudly into the future," he said. A native of Southern California, Ballhaus received bachelor's and master's of science degrees in mechanical engineering, and a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal . Ballhaus has served as co-chair of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and currently serves on engineering advisory boards at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
Ballhaus and his wife, Jane, will relocate from Maryland to Southern California. The Aerospace Corporation is an independent, nonprofit corporation that provides objective technical analyses and assessments for national security space programs and other space programs in the national interest. |
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